Support for flat-iron s



K. L. WELSH.

SUPPORT FOR FLAT IRONS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB-25.1919.

Patented Nov. 25, 1919.

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KATHERINE L. WELSH, or OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

J SUPPORT FOR FLAT-IRONS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, KATHERINE L. \Vntsir, a citiZen of the United States of America, residing at Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Supports for Flat-Irons, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

The invention relates to supports "and has for its object to provide a support, whereby an electric flatiron may be supported in an inverted position so that the bottom thereof may be used for heating water or cooking by placing thereon a receptacle in which the water or article to be cooked is placed.

A further object is to provide a support for an electric iron wherein the uprights,-which support the fiatiron are of maximum width which may pass through the handle of the flatiron and to provide the portion of the support that fiatiron rests on with a concave portion, which conforms to the convex curvature of the top of the fiatiron thereby preventing rocking of the flatiron when in place on the support, also to provide the concave portion of the support with notches for the reception of the arms of the handle at a point where they are nearest to each other, the.notches additionally preventing rocking displacement of the fiatiron when in use.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings, described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the support, showing a fiatiron in position thereon.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the support, showing the flatiron in position thereon.

Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken on line 33 of Fig. 2, showing the fiatiron in elevation thereon.

Referring to the drawings the numeral 1 designates the support and 2 a flatiron in position thereon. The support is preferably formed from one pieceof metal and comprises the concave body portion 3. Bent downwardly as at 4, from the body portion Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 25, 1919.

Application filed February 25, 1919. Serial No. 279,140.

are supporting legs 5, which are adapted to rest upon a table or the like and support the body portion spaced from the same.

The edges of the body portion 3 taper inwardly as at 6 and the body portion 3, at a point centrally thereof, is provided with oppositely arranged notches 7 for the reception of the arms 8 of the handle 9 of the flatiron, said arms 8 engaging the notches at a point adjacent the body of the flatiron and therefore where the arms are closest together. It will be seen that with the arms of the handle 9 in engagement with the notches that it will be impossible for the fiatiron to rock on the support, or become {displaced thereon and it will also be seen that this rocking or displacement of the fiatiron will be additionallyprevented by the fact that the concave body portion of the support is'of the same curvature as the upper surface of the flatiron.

When it is desired to place the flatiron in position on the support, one of the supporting legs 5 is passed through the handle at the points 10, which is the point where they are farthest apart. The iron is passed up and over the concave body portion until the arms 8, of the handle 9 are in position so that they will be received by the notches 7, when the convex portion 11 is allowed to rest upon the concave body portion of the support.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful is:

1. A support for fiatirons comprising a body portion for supporting an iron in in verted'position, said body portion being narrower substantially centrally than at its ends and downwardly extending legs at the ends of the body portion for supporting the body portion spaced above the article on which it rests.

2. A flatiron support comprising a concave body portion supported spaced from the article on which it is placed, said concave body portion being narrower at its central point and provided with oppositely disposed notches at said narrow point, said notches being adapted to receive the arms of the handle at a point adjacent where they join the body portion of the flatiron and are nearest together, thereby preventing rocking of the flatiron on the body portion of the support, said concave body portion being of the same curvature as the convex top of the body of the fiatiron, thereby additionally assuring a steady holding of the fiatiron in position when in use.

3. A support for fiatirons comprising a body portion for supporting an iron in inverted position, said body portion being provided With opposite notches substantially centrally of the body portion for the reception of the handle of the iron adjacent the body thereof and downwardly extending 10 In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my 15 signature.

KATHERINE L. WELSI-L 

